This includes two separate grass fires in Romford, another in Rainham and Hornchurch along with a van on fire in Hornchurch. Four acres of grassland damagedEight fire engines and around 60 firefighters were called at 4.15pm to the grass fires near Southern Way. Ten acres damaged by fireA further eight fire engines and around 60 firefighters also responded to a separate grass fire near Eastern Avenue West at 5.14pm. Four hectares of Rainham grassland alightLater into the evening, fifteen fire engines and around 100 firefighters tackles a grass fire around the Ingrebourne Valley near Acer Avenue in Rainham. He said: “We are deeply saddened and concerned by the recent spate of grass fires in the Ingrebourne Valley area of Rainham and other areas of the borough.